US EditionHospitals Overwhelmed and Communities Destroyed: Lebanon Reels From Israel’s Unprecedented Attacks
Lebanon’s health ministry says more than 2,000 people have been killed and 7,000 wounded as hospitals report severe shortages and unidentified bodies.
- At Beirut's Rafik Hariri University Hospital, director Mohammad Zaatari told CNN that body bags arrived continuously, with "a number of them are still waiting to be identified" as the facility struggles with the human cost of the conflict.
- More than 1 million people in Lebanon—around 20% of its population—have been displaced by forced evacuation orders south of the Litani river, with families now sheltering in displacement camps, schools, and stadiums across Beirut.
- The Lebanese Health Ministry reports more than 2,000 people killed—including 172 children and 91 healthcare workers—and 7,000 wounded over six weeks, with Israeli airstrikes striking civilians in homes, workplaces, and displacement camps.
- Makassed Hospital general manager Joumana Najjar told CNN the facility has "limited capacity in terms of supplies, in terms of medication," while Social Affairs Minister Hanin Sayyed stated "even one person on the street is not acceptable" to the government.
- Just over a week ago, the Israeli military launched its largest coordinated attack on Lebanon since the war began, striking 100 targets in 10 minutes without warning, while strikes in Southern Lebanon continue despite diplomatic efforts.
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Hospitals overwhelmed and communities destroyed: Lebanon reels from Israel’s unprecedented attacks
At the doors of Beirut’s Rafik Hariri University Hospital, the human cost of Israel’s weeks-long assault on Lebanon was etched onto the faces of desperate families waiting for news of their loved ones. Ambulance doors were opened right at the entryway in an attempt to shield the scene. Body bags, one after another, were swiftly carried inside.
On 8 April, Israeli strikes killed at least 350 people in Lebanon. Since then, "Liberation" has met with the survivors of a building in the district of Ain Mreissi where 27 inhabitants have died. Our correspondent tells their story.
Israel's Alma Institute of Israeli Studies published a new report, in which it spoke about the targets of the strike on Hizbullah's officials during the current 8 April, following a major air operation that lasted dozens of targets in Lebanon at the time. The report translated by Lebanon24 said that the strike was "fast, simultaneous and widespread, with the precise use of munitions directed against dozens of key targets in three major Hezbollah…
Lebanon: “Have you seen my brother?” Mass casualties at Beirut hospital | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
On April 8, less than 10 hours after a ceasefire was announced, Israeli forces launched large-scale strikes across Lebanon, with reportedly over 100 strikes in just 10 minutes. These attacks hit densely populated residential areas, causing deaths and injuries, with people arriving en masse at already strained hospitals. The following is a firsthand account from Safa Bleik, medical coordinator assistant and nurse, who was part of a Doctors Withou…
A ‘belt of fire’ over Beirut: How Israel’s mass strikes turned one afternoon into Lebanon’s deadliest day of war
More than 250 killed as Israeli airstrikes pounded Beirut in minutes, overwhelming hospitals and marking the deadliest day in Lebanon since the invasion began The streets were full. Offices were occupied. Pupils were in schools, and students were at their universities. At nearly 2 p.m. on Wednesday, in the span of ten minutes, Israeli occupation forces struck more than 100 targets across Beirut and its surroundings. By nightfall, Lebanese civil …
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